Category Archives: HTML

Online Communities for Indie Game Developers

By Shahed C on March 11, 2014
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If you’ve followed me on Twitter via @shahedC or @OnekSoftGames, you may be aware of various online communities I’ve set up for indie game developers.

Whether you’re just starting out in game development or you’re a seasoned developer with multiple published titles, there are tools and technologies for everyone!

  Facebook groups:

To check out the indie scene, join one of the following groups on Facebook:

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Presenting Indie Game Development for Windows, Web, Xbox and Mobile

By Shahed C on February 14, 2014
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Update:

  • the presentation material is available on the Downloads page.

Original Post:

I will be presenting on Indie Game Development at Philly NET Users Group on February 19, 2014, following Dave Voyles, a Technology Evangelist from Microsoft: 

  

Philly .NET Users Group

 

OnekSoft Games/Labs Q&A with Microsoft Technical Evangelist Frank La Vigne

By Shahed C on July 14, 2013
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Earlier this week, I spoke to Frank La Vigne, a Microsoft Technical Evangelist, for his YouTube
channel: Frank’s World TV.

See the entire video here:

FWTV: Indie Games, Windows 8 and Ninja Cats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRjrQPvVOpo


 

 

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Ninja Cat Runner: My First Windows 8 Game!

By Shahed C on June 23, 2013
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Download: Download Ninja Cat Runner for free from the Windows Store!

Web: Play the web version on your smartphone, tablet or desktop browser!

Download: Download Ninja Cat Runner for free from the Windows Phone Store!

Having published 2 XNA games on Xbox Live Indie Games, I have been interested in looking at new platforms for future game projects. When Windows 8 was announced, I was disappointed that Microsoft didn’t officially support XNA for Windows 8. I looked at the other options for Microsoft game development, and even wrote a blog post about it.

But recently, I learned about a game creation tool called Construct 2, which provides a UI for quick game design. The games can be exported to all major platforms, as an HTML5/web game, a PhoneGap package, even a Windows 8 game.

Construct 2, from Scirra

Construct 2, from Scirra

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Game Development with G. Andrew Duthie

By Shahed C on May 27, 2013
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Last week, I had just attended a user group meeting for DCDNUG, hosted by G. Andrew Duthie, a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft. The topic was “Developing Games for the Windows Store with HTML5 and JavaScript” and was a great introduction to creating games for Microsoft’s new platform using familiar web technologies.

I downloaded Andrew’s Community Megaphone app for Windows 8 after the meeting, and learned about the interactive event, Game Development for Beginners, at Microsoft’s Reston VA office. This is one of many free Game Dev events from Microsoft listed in the app.

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